Corzetti Pasta with Dried Mushroom Ragù

Name: Corzetti Pasta with Dried Mushroom Ragù
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Ingredients: 4 oz. dried porcini mushrooms; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1 lb. corzetti or orecchiette pasta; 3 ⁄ 4 cup olive oil; 6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; 8 oz. cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced; 8 oz. shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced; 2 cups veal stock; 1 ⁄ 2 cup grated parmesan; 1 ⁄ 4 cup minced parsley

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Serravalle Scrivia native and local cook Davide Gheezi makes this pasta dish with mushrooms that have been foraged, dried, and stored over the winter. The silver-dollar-size rounds of corzetti (sometimes called croxetti) are elevated with a mushroom sauce bolstered by a savory veal stock.

Find this recipe in our cookbook, SAVEUR: Italian Comfort Food

Ingredients

4 oz. dried porcini mushrooms
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 lb. corzetti or orecchiette pasta
³⁄₄ cup olive oil
6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
8 oz. cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced
8 oz. shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced
2 cups veal stock
¹⁄₂ cup grated parmesan
¹⁄₄ cup minced parsley

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Instructions

Step 1

Place porcinis in a bowl and cover with 2 cups boiling water; let sit until softened, about 15 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer porcinis to a cutting board and roughly chop; reserve 1⁄2 cup soaking liquid.

Step 2

Bring a 6-qt. saucepan of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until al dente, about 11 minutes. Drain, reserving 1⁄2 cup pasta water; toss pasta with 1⁄4 cup oil and set aside.

Step 3

Wipe pan dry and add remaining oil and the garlic; heat over medium-high. Cook until garlic is soft, 1–2 minutes. Add cremini and shiitake mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, 7–9 minutes. Add reserved porcinis and their soaking liquid, the stock, salt, and pepper; simmer until sauce is slightly reduced, 5–7 minutes. Stir in reserved pasta and pasta water, plus half the parmesan and 3 tbsp. of the parsley. Garnish with remaining parmesan and parsley.

Place porcinis in a bowl and cover with 2 cups boiling water; let sit until softened, about 15 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer porcinis to a cutting board and roughly chop; reserve 1⁄2 cup soaking liquid.
Bring a 6-qt. saucepan of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until al dente, about 11 minutes. Drain, reserving 1⁄2 cup pasta water; toss pasta with 1⁄4 cup oil and set aside.
Wipe pan dry and add remaining oil and the garlic; heat over medium-high. Cook until garlic is soft, 1–2 minutes. Add cremini and shiitake mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, 7–9 minutes. Add reserved porcinis and their soaking liquid, the stock, salt, and pepper; simmer until sauce is slightly reduced, 5–7 minutes. Stir in reserved pasta and pasta water, plus half the parmesan and 3 tbsp. of the parsley. Garnish with remaining parmesan and parsley.